Seaspray
Surf spot · Australia
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: too small (2 ft swell at 4 s)
Tue 3 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 13kJ
- Wind
- SSW 11 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Wed 4 · 12 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- NNW 4 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Thu 5 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- WSW 18 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 11kJ
- Wind
- WNW 10 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sat 7 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft9 shollow
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- SW 18 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Sun 8 · 21 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 14kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Mon 9 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- ENE 13 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 219, too small
- Tue 37, too small
- Wed 412, too small
- Thu 56, too small
- Fri 69, too small
- Sat 75, too small
- Sun 821, too small
- Mon 95, too small
- Tue 1034, too small
- Wed 1131, poor
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Seaspray does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft8 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 38kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 13kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 15°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 12, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 18 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft11 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 11kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 10 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft9 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south-west, 18 knots | 13°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 14°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 5, too small | 1 ft6 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 13 knots | 15°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 17°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 31, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 79kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 15°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 06:20 +0.4 mLow 11:29 −0.1 mHigh 17:00 +0.5 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:00 −0.7 mHigh 06:50 +0.5 mLow 12:19 −0.2 mHigh 17:59 +0.5 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:41 −0.7 mHigh 07:20 +0.5 mLow 13:07 −0.3 mHigh 18:55 +0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About Seaspray
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (134°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (314°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 19°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Seaspray.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,930–US$3,670 each
about US$1,930–US$3,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to MEL, estimated from distance and season, changing at LAX, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$959–US$2,000 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$148–US$242 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$356–US$597 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$322–US$597 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$141–US$235 |
| Total | about US$1,930–US$3,670 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 5 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$134/nightcountry average
About Seaspray its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Woodside Beach on Booking.com
about 50 min by car
Nearest town: Seaspray, 0 km (about 5 min by car)
About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 31h 55m
About 31h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → MEL, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then 4h 05m by road
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